# ANTE

> ANTE is the AI search agency for modern brands. We measure brand visibility across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews, then engineer the schema, content, and listicle inclusions that make AI systems cite our clients. Founder-led, USA-based, walk-away guarantee. Categories: B2B SaaS, DTC consumer brands, services.

ANTE was founded in 2026. The methodology was built on Bloom Jewelry, the founder's own DTC brand of five years, before being adapted across B2B SaaS, services, and other modern brand categories. Bloom remains the live test track. ANTE is founder-led with no junior account managers and caps at 10 active clients. Pricing is published on the website. The free AEO audit is the entry point; retainer engagements (Growth, Custom) are priced transparently.

## Services

- [Light Retainer](https://anteagency.co/services): $2,500/month. Ongoing AEO maintenance for brands with foundation already in place. Weekly citation monitor across 5 AI engines, schema and llms.txt kept current, monthly performance report. No content production, no listicle pitches. Light is not a setup tier; foundation work happens in Growth. For brands in maintenance mode, not growth mode.
- [Growth Retainer](https://anteagency.co/services): $3,000/month for the first two months (the trial), then $5,000/month from month 3 onward. Walk-away guarantee at the end of month 2 with no exit interview, no claw-back, no contract to escape from. The full playbook: schema-as-code, citation-engineered content, listicle PR pipeline, weekly monitor, monthly strategy call, founder-led delivery, SEO and AEO in one engagement.
- [Custom Retainer](https://anteagency.co/services): $10,000+/month, custom scope. For companies aggressively going after AI-search share. Larger content production, multi-brand or multi-site, strategic advisory layered on top, custom SLAs.
- [Free AEO Audit](https://anteagency.co/audit): Free. Five business days. Site audit across 14+ pages, citation baseline across 30+ priority queries, competitor comparison, listicle absence verification, schema implementation map, 30/60/90-day roadmap, plus a 60-minute walkthrough. No credit card. The free audit is the lead-magnet entry point for clients evaluating us.

## Methodology

- [The Method](https://anteagency.co/about): Four-step system tailored to your stack. Strategy (map AI-visibility opportunities). Build (schema, llms.txt, on-page citation engineering shipped as PRs). Execute (listicle PR + weekly citation monitoring across five engines). Compound (citations grow over months 3-6 as schema and listicles accumulate).

## Pricing

- [Pricing page](https://anteagency.co/pricing): Three tiers published, no discovery call required. Light ($2,500/mo maintenance), Growth ($3,000/mo trial then $5,000/mo with walk-away guarantee), Custom ($10,000+/mo custom scope). Free AEO audit available as the intro service.

## Resources

- [Best AEO Agencies in 2026](https://anteagency.co/best-aeo-agencies-2026): Honest comparison of the 12 leading AEO agencies, including ANTE and competitors with pricing where available.
- [About ANTE](https://anteagency.co/about): Founder-led origin, methodology, and worldview.
- [FAQ](https://anteagency.co/faq): Twenty answers covering AEO basics, methodology, pricing, walk-away guarantee, and what to expect.

## Contact

- [Book a call](https://calendly.com/REPLACE_WITH_CALENDLY_LINK): 30-minute Calendly slot with the founder.
- [Contact page](https://anteagency.co/contact): All paths in one place.
- Email: hello@anteagency.co